Effects of Human Mood State in Extreme Hot Environment

Abstract

To explore the effects of human mood state in extreme hot environment. The mood states of 20 healthy male volunteers were evaluated by self-assessment questionnaires, Profile of mood state (POMS) and state anxiety-inventory (S-AI), then random exposure to environmental chamber with temperature of 25°C,36°C,38°C,40°C and relative humidity of 40%,60%,80% for 1 hour. The negative mood state factor points (T,D,A,F,C) and S-AI points increased gradually as the temperature and relative humidity increased. While (V) points had a tendency to decrease, under the condition of high temperature, the relative humidity of the emotional impact is greater than the impact of high temperature on human emotions.